Comprehensive Will for an unmarried person

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You can use this Will if you are not married or in a civil partnership, even if you have been before or are in a permanent relationship.

Our 'Comprehensive Will for an unmarried person' allows you to leave instructions about what should happen to your estate when you die. For example, it lets you specify who should inherit belongings and property, and how your money should be distributed. You can also name a guardian for any children under the age of 18 and appoint up to four executors – people who will be responsible for implementing your instructions in your Will and for the administration of your estate.

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Included in this service:

Single Unmarried Will Instructions

Comprehensive instructions on how to use our Will for an unmarried person, including signing and witnessing instructions and information on auxiliary documents.

Comprehensive Will for an unmarried person

This will can be used by someone who is not currently married or in a civil partnership because their spouse or civil partner has died; is not currently married or in a civil partnership because their marriage or civil partnership ended in divorce or dissolution; or has never been married or in a civil partnership.

It will allow you to make as many gifts of money or specific items you would like. You will be able to leave the remainder of your estate after making gifts to as many people as you like, either in equal shares or in varying percentages. You can also vary how you would like to leave the remainder of your estate, make provisions for the care of pets and appoint guardians for any children.

This will is suitable for use in England & Wales and Northern Ireland.

Letter of wishes

A letter of wishes is an informal letter addressed to your executors or to the trustees of any trust created by your will. It is used to tell them what you would like to happen following your death. Unlike your will, the letter of wishes does not become publicly available when you die. It can be used to help or guide your executors or trustees on pretty much anything you wish. It does not interfere with or restrict the discretion of the executors or trustees in any way.

Notice of severance of a joint tenancy

This document is used to sever a 'joint tenancy' of property and, if the property is registered, to register that change at the Land Registry. This converts a joint tenancy into a tenancy in common.
This document creates two copies of a notice of severance and, if the property is registered at the Land Registry, a form SEV and a covering letter to the Land Registry.
This document can only be used in in relation to property in England or Wales, of which there are one or two owners and two joint tenants.
Land Registry forms are reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry.

Important Notice In order to use this document you will need to have installed Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 4 or above). The Adobe software is free and may be downloaded by clicking here.

Useful information

Making a Will is important as it will ensure that when you die there are clear instructions about what should be done with all your assets (money, property and belongings, for example) and in particular how you want them to be distributed amongst your family and/or friends.

If you die without having made a Will (known as 'dying intestate') the State will decide what happens to all your assets (your property, belongings and money) in accordance with what are known as 'intestacy rules'.

Before you begin

Take a look at our Will writing guide to find out what's involved and what you need to do to prepare.

This service takes about 30 minutes

You can try the service out beforehand, and can save your progress at any time and come back to the document later.

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